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Loudon-Melrose, Roanoke, Virginia

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Loudon-Melrose is a Roanoke, Virginia neighborhood located in west Roanoke south of U.S. 460 (Melrose Avenue). It borders the neighborhoods of Shenandoah West on the west, Harrison and Gilmer on the east, Melrose-Rugby on the north and Hurt Park on the south opposite the Norfolk Southern rail yard.

History

With the continued outward expansion of Roanoke resulting from the completion of the Salem-Melrose streetcar line in the 1890s, by the 1920s this outward residential expansion reached the Loudon-Melrose area. The residential design of the neighborhood is dominated by the two-story foursquare, constructed during the 1920s-1930s.

References

  1. "Explore Roanoke Neighborhood Map: Loudon-Melrose". City of Roanoke Department of Neighborhoods. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
  2. "Loudon-Melrose/Shenandoah West Neighborhood Plan: The Neighborhoods" (PDF). City of Roanoke Planning Division. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
  3. "Loudon-Melrose/Shenandoah West Neighborhood Plan: Residential Development" (PDF). City of Roanoke Planning Division. Retrieved 2008-05-17.

External links

Neighborhoods in Roanoke, Virginia

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